Feeling Stretched
Credit: baranq - Fotolia Copyright: BartekSzewczyk.com What a crazy spring and summer it has been! In April, my dad fell a couple of times. He had just recuperated from Influenza B, and was coughing again, too. Thankfully, after some quick phone calls, he was taken to the ER. He was experiencing several health issues. Within the next two weeks, we almost lost him. Dad was taken to the Kansas Heart hospital, and went through a couple of weeks of tremendous pain and sickness. While Dad was in the hospital, Mom had eye surgery for wet macular degeneration. I'm so thankful for my three older sisters, and all the ways they cared for my parents during this time! The following weekend, Dad's condition worsened again. Our family made a quick, one-day journey to Kansas. The day after we arrived, Dad began a transition into hospice care. Within a short time, he was moved to a nursing care facility closer to th...